New beginning: Billionaire love story

Chapter 439 Lisa's Secret

The next day, Claire headed to Cryptonic to meet Winnie. She couldn't shake off her curiosity about what Winnie had discovered-it was like waiting to open a mystery gift. Claire arrived early, making herself comfortable in her office.

Her first stop? The hacker forums, because if there was one thing she knew, it was that Eligos loved to sneak his digital nose where it didn't belong. After confirming everything was secure (for now), she leaned back in her chair and glanced at the clock. Noon couldn't come fast enough.

When the clock struck twelve, a soft knock sounded at her door.

"Come in!" Claire called, standing up to greet Winnie.

Winnie entered with a polite smile, carrying herself with her usual quiet composure. "Good afternoon, Claire," she said softly.

"Hey, Winnie," Claire replied warmly, gesturing toward the couch. "Come, sit. How've you been?"

"I'm fine, thank you," Winnie answered, her voice calm but a little too formal.

Claire tilted her head, sensing there was more to the story. "Any trouble on your end? Anything weird going on?"

Winnie hesitated, then let out a small sigh. "Well, sometimes it's hard to act neutral when Lisa acts... odd or suddenly turns mysterious as if she is seeing me right through my soul."

Claire chuckled knowingly. "Odd is putting it lightly. That woman's like a firecracker with a faulty fuse-never know when she's gonna blow."

Winnie cracked a small smile, seeming a little more at ease.

"All right," Claire said, leaning forward. "What have you got for me? Spill it."

Winnie straightened up, her tone turning serious. "Lisa's been having a visitor. And not just a one-time thing but this woman has visited her twice." Claire's brows shot up. "Twice? That's interesting. Who is it?"

"That's the thing," Winnie replied, leaning in. "Every time I ask Lisa about it, she denies it. Flat-out denies she's had anyone over."

"Of course she does," Claire muttered, rolling her eyes. "Classic Lisa. Who's the mystery guest?"

name's Evelyn," Winnie said

single bell. "Who

only know what the

weird. Too weird. "Okay," Claire

"I'll try

get out of there. Don't try to play hero. Just leave." Winnie swallowed hard and

"Promise me," Claire pressed.

Winnie

and a secret visitor? Something

looking up to see Matthew strolling in like he owned the

as he plopped

arms. "What are you doing here? You're supposed to be

"I'm fine. It's not as bad

it for a second. "And

is not as bad as that guy from college who

am I gonna do

resilience?" he offered. "Anyway, I just

"She was updating me on the Lisa situation." Matthew's brow arched.

back into her seat,

repeated, leaning forward, his interest clearly piqued.

her face still twisted

Then he shook his

everything Winnie had shared, from

she was done, Matthew sat back and let out a low whistle. "Lisa's got herself a secret visitor. That's

Claire corrected. "Lisa's not exactly the

tapping his fingers on

"Same as before. Winnie kept watching, but I told her not to take any risks. If Lisa so much as twitches wrong, I want her out of there." "Smart," Matthew said, nodding. "You really think Lisa's up to something

still q big question mark. And Lisa's always up to something shady Claire said with a wry smile. The question